Monday, 28 February 2011

Headed up Ben Nevis with Bryn from MLTA to check out climbing routes and areas.

Whilst sitting eating a late lunch, contemplating the great views and planning a casual walk down to the car we heard "Help. Hey can you rescue us" Two guys had got stuck on some slabby rock without any protection so Bryn and I headed over to help them down to safety. I climbed across to one of them, put a rope over him, hammered a medium hex in and then decended out of the way whilst he was roped down.

My Hex is just above him, if you find it I'd be pleased to get the Krab & Hex back

Sunday, 27 February 2011

Today Ian had a quiet day whilst Ann and I headed up Ben Nevis to climb Glover's Chimney IV
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Number 3 buttress, Glover's climbs the dark, steep area on the middle/right

Pitch 1 of Thompson's

Pitch 1 of Thompson's

﻿﻿ This great route climbs the buttress to join No 3 Gully buttress for the last pitch. I feel the direct finish is the best finish.

Final direct pitch, after joinign No. 3 Gully Buttress

Whilst sitting on the summit, taking in the rope for Ann, a helicopter came in and collected a climber who'd fallen on North Gully and broken his ankle. Chatting later over food it turned out another instructor, Dan Robinson, who I was eating with had witnessed the fall and arranged the rescue.

Saturday, 26 February 2011

Today I was working for Alan Kimber and took Ann and her son Ian climbing at Aonach Mor.

There's been lots of snow blowing around so we headef off to The Web (Grade III) and did the first pitch before heading off to the main area where the wind had been moving more snow around.

Soon we saw worring snow "sloughs" coming from the cornices above and down the gullys.
Take care tomorrow folks, we saw 4 small avalanches and heard a few "crumps" before we decided to exercise caution and take a safe route out.